Social Media for Business Diploma

Is This for You?

Our Social Media for Business diploma covers the key areas of how to use social media for business purposes and helps you see how you can make it a part of your everyday marketing. It is designed for anyone interested in marketing, event organising, for PAs developing a career, or owners of small businesses.

Award and Associated Qualifications

Course Accredited CPD Center

Awarded 135 CPD points upon successful completion

Courses Start Date
Start Date
Flexible
Courses Study Type
Study Type
In centre, online, or a combination
Courses Training Type
Training Type
Diploma
Courses Study Type
Duration
135 hours or 7 weeks full-time study

About This Diploma

Upon successful completion of this diploma, you’ll be social media savvy and confident when it comes to digital marketing. Whether this is a part of your role or the main focus of your job, it’s never been more crucial to be on the top of your game when it comes to the ins and outs of social media and digital marketing.

With this diploma, you’ll get to grips with several key social media platforms, and you’ll explore the essential areas of search engine optimization (SEO), social media strategy, Google’s website tools, and more. As part of this training, you’ll have access to elective courses in web design, the Adobe Creative Cloud, and event management that will allow you to further tailor the programme to your interests and career objectives.

You may have used social media apps for years, but do you know how these platforms are managed and optimised behind the scenes by the marketers and advertisers who are trying to connect with users? With this programme, you will!

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Aims and Objectives

Gain the skills required to confidently manage the social media presence of a business.

Courses Included

Social Media Courses

Blogging for Business

This course starts by exploring and using others’ blogs to gain exposure and moves on to creating and managing your own blog, producing and distributing…

Communication Courses

Effective Business Communication

This excellent course will raise your game when it comes to business communication skills, which is often top of the list of qualities demanded by…

Social Media Courses

Facebook for Business

Learn how to use Facebook to promote and market your organisation. This course looks at how businesses can maximise their social media presence on this…

Social Media Courses

Instagram for Business

This course will teach you what you need to know about Instagram, the popular image-sharing platform, and how it can help your business with its…

Social Media Courses

LinkedIn for Business

This course will bring you up to speed in using LinkedIn in a business environment. You’ll learn how to get the most out of the…

Marketing Courses

Marketing Essentials

Over four lessons you’ll cover topics such as understanding what a marketing plan is, how to carry out appropriate research, how websites are designed to…

Social Media Courses

Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) for Business

This is a short online course that starts to take the mystery out of Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) so you can understand how you can…

Social Media Courses

Social Media Strategy for Business

Social media is no longer just for keeping in touch with people on the other side of the world. It’s now very much recognised as…

Social Media Courses

Video for Business

This course walks you through the technical aspects you need to know to create professional business videos and to understand how video content fits into…

Elective Courses

In addition to the core courses you will also select two elective courses of your own choice. Below are some recommendations but there is a wider list of courses available. Speak to a Course Advisor for more information.

Graphic Design Courses

Animate CC

The Adobe Animate CC course will help you learn how to create online animations. Such animations are found all over the internet on websites, online…

Event Management Courses

Event Management Essentials

Learn some tricks of the trade and really get to grips with event project management to ensure your events are always ones people are talking…

Graphic Design Courses

Illustrator CC

To work as a graphic designer, there are many industry standard packages that you’ll need to master and Illustrator is one of the most commonly…

Social Media Courses

LinkedIn for Jobseekers

If you’re looking to maximise your reach and extend your network while searching for a new role, this course will provide valuable guidance on making…

Graphic Design Courses

Photoshop CC

If you’re working towards a career as a web designer, then our Photoshop CC course will give you a great foundation and allow you to…

Social Media Courses

Pinterest for Business

This course will give you a good understanding of how best to use this visual, image-sharing platform from a business perspective.

Personal Development Courses

Time Management

Time management training increases your productivity and efficiency. This is the ideal course for anyone who wants to get more done in less time.

Social Media Courses

X (Formerly Twitter) for Business

This short course takes you through the basics of how to get started with this popular social media platform, enabling you to make effective use…

Social Media Courses

WordPress for Business

This course is specifically designed for those wishing to learn how to create a business-focused website. You’ll learn about designing the site and how to…

Pre-Requisites

There are no specific pre-requisites required before starting this diploma.

Finance Options

Wherever possible our training is tailored to your needs. The cost of our training programmes depend on the course(s) you choose and varies according to duration and breadth. Rest assured we have a number of payment options available to ensure the cost of training is affordable and can be worked alongside your other financial commitments. Common ways people fund their training include: –

Self-Funded:

  • Flexible payment plans to help you spread the cost* available at many of our centres;
  • You could opt to pay upfront.

Company Funded:

Requesting funding from your employers needn’t be a daunting task. Many employers support and encourage their employees with their professional development and consider it a worthwhile investment to fund any training required.

What we can help with:

  • Providing a comprehensive training programme outlining learning outcomes
  • Tailored personnel letters
  • Communication with finance departments to arrange payment options (upfront or payment plan*).

* Terms and Conditions apply. Speak to a Course Advisor for full information on the options available to you.

Career Path

With this diploma, you will be prepared for many opportunities, such as Digital Marketing Assistant, Social Media Specialist, Marketing Coordinator, and more.

What's the Difference?

We offer a range of training packages in a range of subject areas and can offer blended learning opportunities to best meet your needs.

Pitman Training Type Course

Our courses are practical in nature and focus on a single subject and can last anywhere from a few hours to a few days.

Pitman Training Type Diplomas

Diplomas are designed to give you a complete skillset mapped to a specific career path and contain a number of core and elective courses.

Flexible Training That Works for You

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